From hda5 to Linux

[Alex <radsky ncia net>]

I have ftp'd the Linux version of WordPerfect 8 to my MS/DOS D: drive
(hda5) 
and now would like to install it in Linux.  I don't know how to ftp in
Linux 
so I used D: which I use long downloads. I have not yet installed
anything in Linux
other than what came with RedHat 5.2 

I had attempted to install it once before and ended up with a copy of
the whole  hda5  (150MB) in the  /root directory.  (Did someone laugh?) 
Fortunately, I managed to remove it safely.

The file is called WORDPERFECT_tar.tar in the D: drive.  I also have
GUILG00.GZ, the original zipped version of WP8. 

What's the proper way to get WP8 from   hda5  into Linux?   Also, is
there 
a website that explains this type of operation?